The Role of Education in Voting Trends

How educated you are has the power to determine which party you vote for

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Politics is shrouded in complexity. This is not because reason and truth are difficult to understand, but because it is necessary to dupe citizens about the irrationality of the government’s interests and the activities that lie behind them. Why? Because if everyone were aware that the motives of our leaders are driven by a greed for power, there would be a global revolution.

Consider Reform UK, for example, the bigoted party that is, terrifyingly, going up the ranks in British politics. Research shows that the largest proportion of Reform voters belongs to the working right. This is a demographic that has endured a considerable lack of opportunities in life compared to their middle-class counterparts. It is also a demographic that has, in turn, had a considerably lower level of education than the latter, too. These two factors combined translate to Reform supporters being more receptive to the party’s fearmongering tactics, since they are looking for someone to blame for their misfortune.

‘Don’t look up (at the people in power)’, Reform tells them. ‘Look down (at minorities) — immigrants, gay people, women (insert any other marginalised group that can be turned into a scapegoat here). The source of the…